Baylor Rumors & News

Waco Trib
"Baylor University basketball forward Rico Gathers was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing various household items from the Wal-Mart on Franklin Avenue.
The incident happened on June 1.
A store employee told police that a man he recognized as Gathers placed two pillows, a tote bag, a..."
June 10

The Champaign Room
"According to ESPN's Jeff Goodman, Villanova graduate transfer Dylan Ennis has narrowed his list to Illinois, Baylor, and Oregon; the news comes after an extended face-to-face meeting with John Groce back on April 9th. The former Lake Forest Academy standout averaged 9.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, and..."
April 23

ESPN
"Miami transfer Manu Lecomte has committed to Baylor.
Lecomte, a 5-foot-11 point guard from Belgium, will be eligible for the 2016-17 season after sitting out the upcoming campaign. He will have two years remaining with the Bears.
Lecomte will bring outside shooting to Waco, as he knocked..."
April 21

Baylor Lariat
"On Jan. 23, Baylor head coach Scott Drew pulled walk-ons John Heard and Austin Mills to the front of the room during a film session.
“I thought it was to go over some plays,” Mills said. “I had no idea what was going on.”
Baylor was in a unique position to offer both players scholarships, as..."
March 18

ESPN
"Seven players were ejected in overtime of Texas' 61-59 win over No. 14 Baylor on Monday night, after they left their respective benches to join a shoving match between two opposing players.
Baylor players John Heard, Ishmail Wainright and Johnathan Motley and Texas players Kendal Yancy, Connor..."
March 03

College Basketball Talk
"Baylor plays in the toughest conference in college basketball, the Big 12. They’re just 2-3 in the league through five games, but they’re also currently ranked in the Top 25; that’s what happens when three of those league games were against top 20 teams and a fourth came against a potential..."
January 22

SI
"Baylor's new uniforms that the men's basketball team wear this season won't cause you to adjust your television set, as the team went back to lighter tone of their school colors.
The school revealed the new uniforms that the Bears will wear this season, a stark departure from the "hi-lighter"..."
October 15

Miami Herald
"Kobe Eubanks, a three- to four-star-rated shooting guard, and his father Clayton Eubanks filed a lawsuit against Plantation American Heritage School on Sept.19 for at least $75,000 alleging grade manipulation cost Eubanks a scholarship to Baylor University.
The 6-5 Eubanks committed to Baylor,..."
October 01

College Basketball Talk
"The Baylor perimeter took a hit last week when it was reported that three-star guard Kobe Eubanks would not be enrolling in the school this fall. Instead, the 6-foot-5 scoring guard will head to prep school for a postgraduate season.
According to Adam Finkelstein of ESPN, Eubanks will attend..."
September 24

College Basketball Talk
"Baylor will be without freshman wing Kobie Eubanks for the 2014-15 season, according to a report from CBS Sports‘ Jon Rothstein.
Rothstein states that Eubanks wasn’t cleared by the NCAA.
A 6-foot-5 wing guard and three-star prospect, Eubanks committed to Baylor and head coach Scott Drew on..."
September 18

Our Daily Bears
"B/R's Jason King is reporting that Baylor swung the commitment of Salt Lake City PG Jake Lindsey this morning. Lindsey is the son of Utah Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey, a former BU player.
Every now and then, something happens that completely catches people off-guard, especially in recruiting. Such..."
August 25

ESPN
"In a landmark decision, a federal judge ruled Friday that the NCAA is in violation of the nation's antitrust laws by restricting the compensation that major college football and men's basketball student-athletes can receive for use of their names, images and likenesses.
U.S. District Court..."
August 08

TMZ
"Isaiah Austin -- the projected 1st rounder who's dream to play in the NBA was dashed when he was diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome -- tells TMZ Sports he's got an NBA job lined up ... just as soon as he gets his college degree.
The 20-year-old former college superstar was in D.C. yesterday and..."
July 22

ESPN
"Former Baylor Bears center Isaiah Austin, who saw his dreams of playing in the NBA abruptly come to a halt this week, has an insurance policy worth at least $1 million, his agent, Dwon Clifton, confirmed to ESPN.com.
"We will get through this week, and then we'll file the claim and get the ball..."
June 24

Our Daily Bears
"The somewhat peaceful calm of the last two years sans-Aggie will be but a dream, as Baylor and Texas A&M have agreed to a home-and-home series in men's basketball starting this year.
Well, it was only a matter of time, in all likelihood, before we saw one of our major men's sports schedule the..."
June 10

Dallas Morning News
"King McClure, one of the top point guards in the class of 2015, announced his commitment to Baylor during a ceremony at Triple A Academy on April 29.
McClure averaged 21.6 points and 5 rebounds per game his junior year."
April 29

Dallas Morning News
"Isaiah Austin, Baylor’s 7-foot center and perennial shot blocker, announced that he is entering the 2014 NBA draft earlier this afternoon.
The decision comes exactly a week later after Austin took to Twitter to dispel rumors that he had made his decision to enter the draft.
Whenever Austin..."
April 22

New York Post
"Thus far, St John’s regular season was a smashing success compared to its offseason. Following a disappointing one-and-done NIT appearance, the deep and talented roster has fractured.
Chris Obekpa, the shot-blocking sophomore dynamo, has received his release to transfer, which is a major blow..."
April 04

USA Today
"The state of Texas – including all of its more than 268,000 square miles – is still the home to $60 million high school football stadiums, Johnny Football and the NFL franchise that considers itself "America's Team."
But as Arlington this week welcomes the men's basketball Final Four – the..."
April 02

Fox Sports Wisconsin
"A standard narrative has hovered over Wisconsin's basketball program for years based, in part, on worn ideas about overachieving while being under-athletic. So it wasn't a surprise that such talk once again permeated through the Honda Center before the Badgers' Sweet 16 matchup Thursday night..."
March 28

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Unlike last week at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, Wisconsin didn't have 18,000 red-clad backers roaring in support every move made by Bo Ryan's players.
UW, which had won big games away from home all season, didn't need the home-court feel.
The No. 2-seeded Badgers turned the Honda Center..."
March 28

Dallas Morning News
"The gritty point guard maneuvered around three taller defenders for a putback and a three-point play. A backup forward drew a turning-point charging call that riled up the bench.
It's the little things that helped carry Wisconsin into the program's third trip to the Sweet 16 in four seasons...."
March 25

Baylor Lariat
"When Baylor sat at 2-8 in conference play in January, even the National Invitational Tournament started to look like a fading possibility. But the Bears defied the odds and booked their tickets to the Sweet 16 in Anaheim, Calif., after wins over Nebraska and Creighton on opening..."
March 25

Fox Sports Wisconsin
"Members of Bo Ryan's family stopped by his house Sunday night to see which team, Baylor or Creighton, would ultimately play Wisconsin in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament the following week. But it didn't take long for the watch party to create a slight feeling of anxiety.
Baylor — which..."
March 25

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"With their spot in the Sweet 16 secured one day earlier, many of the Wisconsin players gathered Sunday night to learn which team they would face Thursday night in Anaheim, Calif.
What they saw was No. 6-seeded Baylor routing No. 3-seeded Creighton, 85-55. That was impressive, considering the..."
March 25

Dallas Morning News
"The Baylor Bears completed their transformation from all-but-done to Anaheim-bound on Sunday in an 85-55 victory in which they crushed No. 3 seed Creighton from the tip.
The Bears, on the NCAA Tournament bubble not long ago, advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third time in five seasons. No. 2..."
March 24

Dallas Morning News
"Question: Who's your pick to win the tourney?
Sherrington: I'm saying Florida, but I don't feel good about it.
Question: Think SFA can pull the upset over VCU? I'm thinking Sweet 16.
Sherrington: I'm a big Shaka Smart fan, so this is going to be tough for SFA.
Question: Do you think..."
March 20

Dallas Morning News
"Here’s a quick scouting report of the likely starters for each team along with other tidbits of information on Baylor and Nebraska.
Guard
Kenny Cherry vs Tai Webster/Benny Parker
Nebraska’s Tai Webster has started a large majority of Nebraska’s games this season, but may see more time on the..."
March 19

Dallas Morning News
"Does Nebraska have what it takes to pull the first round upset against the sixth seeded Baylor Bears? Peter Keating at ESPN, who has predicted big upsets in the past, says that a Cornhuskers’s upset has the second best odds of happening in the West region.
Keating’s detailed prediction model..."
March 19

Baylor Lariat
"Baylor started 2-8 in Big 12 Conference play, but ended the season winning 10 of the last 12 games and making a run to the Big 12 Championship game.
“I think having our backs against the wall [has helped],” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “It’s basically been do-or-die and playoff basketball for..."
March 19

Des Moines Register
"They snipped the Sprint Center nets Saturday night, this gritty band of Iowa State basketball players who roared into town with a chip on their shoulder.
Now, they’re Big 12 Conference tournament champs, once they finally rediscovered the fine art of making baskets and once they got the pace to..."
March 16

ProSportsDaily
"Brady Heslip scored 24 points and made six 3-pointers and Cory Jefferson had 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Bears rolled over the Longhorns to reach the Big 12 title game in Kansas City.
Isaiah Austin added 10 points, seven blocked shots and five rebounds for seventh-seeded Baylor (24-10),..."
March 15

ProSportsDaily
"Isaiah Austin had 18 points, five rebounds and five blocked shots and the Bears never trailed while eliminating the Sooners in the Big 12 quarterfinals in Kansas City.
Cory Jefferson contributed 14 points and 11 rebounds and Royce O’Neale added 12 points and 10 rebounds as seventh-seeded Baylor..."
March 14

Dallas Morning News
"The first two times that Baylor played Oklahoma this season, the Bears struggled through the opening minutes and failed to get on track until it was a bit too late.
This time, they delivered the opening blow.
The Bears roared to a 21-point lead early in the second half Thursday night, and..."
March 14

ProSportsDaily
"Cory Jefferson had 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Bears knocked off the Horned Frogs in the first round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City.
Isaiah Austin had 18 points and five blocked shots as seventh-seeded Baylor (22-10) advances to play second-seeded Oklahoma (23-8) in Thursday’s..."
March 13

ProSportsDaily
"Kenny Chery scored a career-high 29 points and also had six rebounds, six assists and three steals as the visiting Bears overcame a 12-point second-half deficit to slay the Wildcats in Big 12 play.
Cory Jefferson added 16 points for Baylor (21-10, 9-9), which has won seven of its last eight..."
March 09

Dallas Morning News
"Maybe, just maybe Baylor punched its ticket to the NCAA tournament on Tuesday.
From the smiles of Baylor’s seniors to the optimistic giddiness of coach Scott Drew, the Bears certainly believed their 74-61 win over No. 16 Iowa State will put them over the top on Selection Sunday.
“Absolutely...."
March 06

Baylor Lariat
"The Baylor men’s basketball team was dead in the water only a few weeks ago.
Even head coach Scott Drew, the eternal optimist, could not find a team that managed to make the NCAA Tournament after that poor a start.
But after Baylor’s (20-10, 8-9) big time 74-61 win against No. 16 Iowa State..."
March 05

ProSportsDaily
"Royce O'Neale had 16 points and 12 rebounds as the host Bears held off the Red Raiders' late rally.
Brady Heslip hit four 3-pointers for 14 points for Baylor (19-10, 7-9 Big 12), which didn't make a field goal during the final eight minutes. Kenny Chery went 0-of-6 from the floor but finished..."
March 02

Dallas Morning News
"Most teams are winding down the regular season and hoping to lock up an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament before the conference tournaments begin in about a week.
Some area teams, like Texas and SMU, are sitting pretty heading down the stretch.
For others, like Oklahoma State and Baylor,..."
March 01

ProSportsDaily
"Javan Felix made 7-of-9 from 3-point range en route to 21 points as the Longhorns held off a late rally from the visiting Bears.
Cameron Ridley added 20 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks for Texas (21-7, 10-5 Big 12) and Jonathan Holmes had 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Isaiah..."
February 27

Baylor Lariat
"After seemingly being on pace to fall out of even the National Invitational Tournament conversation, let alone the NCAA Tournament, Baylor basketball has raced back into the postseason picture after a four-game Big 12 Conference winning streak.
Baylor (18-9, 6-8) capped off the streak by..."
February 25

Dallas Morning News
"It's the part of the year where ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi is updating his projections almost nightly, so you can bet tensions are high in gyms across the nation.
While some teams, like Baylor, have played their way back into the NCAA Tournament picture, others, like Oklahoma State,..."
February 25

ProSportsDaily
"Royce O'Neale rode a perfect shooting performance to a career high-tying 22 points as the visiting Bears pulled ahead late and held on to beat the Mountaineers.
O'Neale, who came into the game averaging just six points per contest, went 8-for-8 from the floor - including 4-of-4 from beyond the..."
February 23

Baylor Lariat
"When Rico Gathers steps on a basketball court, everyone takes notice. Even on the biggest stage of college basketball, the sophomore is physically a man-among-boys at 6-foot-8 and 270 pounds.
“Every football coach in the area wanted me to come and play football for them back in high school,”..."
February 21